An Irish woman has been raped in the Algarve holiday resort of Albufeira. The Irish woman is a bar worker who was heading home after finishing her shift. Despite the seriousness of the allegations against him, the man arrested has been released on conditional bail instead of being remanded to prison by a judge pending an ongoing court-led criminal investigation. 'The investigation is being led by Albufeira's Department of Criminal Investigation and Prosecution.' In August 2024 an Irish tourist believed to be aged around 50 told police she had been sexually attacked by two men in Albufeira.